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XK0-006 · Question #75

An average of one out of three users in a company cannot reach the company website. A Linux administrator determines that one of the three website servers is down. The administrator inspects the DNS…

The correct answer is D. DNS returns all three records in a different order each time, and the browser typically uses the. With multiple A records, DNS performs simple round-robin ordering and returns the records in a different sequence on each query. Most clients try the first address returned-so when the downed server’s IP appears first (about one in three times), those users cannot connect.

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Question

An average of one out of three users in a company cannot reach the company website. A Linux administrator determines that one of the three website servers is down. The administrator inspects the DNS configuration for the website and notices the following entry:

Which of the following accurately explains the issue?

Options

  • AThe DNS configuration is missing corresponding AAAA records and PTR records, and this is
  • BThe administrator has incorrectly configured the DNS server to be an iterative resolver instead of
  • COne of the DNS records has not been signed with a DNSSEC-supported key, and this is causing
  • DDNS returns all three records in a different order each time, and the browser typically uses the

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    8% (3)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    19% (7)
  • D
    67% (24)

Explanation

With multiple A records, DNS performs simple round-robin ordering and returns the records in a different sequence on each query. Most clients try the first address returned-so when the downed server’s IP appears first (about one in three times), those users cannot connect.

Topics

#DNS round-robin#load balancing#A records#DNS resolution

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